Snap tefap - grants to states

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of West Virginia Department of Agriculture $560,187 on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) formula grant (CFDA 10.568). The award funds storage and distribution costs for USDA Foods issued through the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is West Virginia.

The State distributed FY26 TEFAP conversion funds to two sub-recipients: Mountaineer Food Bank Inc. and Facing Hunger Foodbank Inc. Both sub-recipients received allocations on March 6, 2026, to support emergency food assistance and distribution to low-income populations across West Virginia. Under TEFAP rules, the State agency must make at least 40 percent of administrative grant funds available to emergency feeding organizations or expend funds on their behalf.